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Union Minister Piyush Goyal urges auto industry to achieve 50 pc export sh
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal, on Friday urged the auto industry to not limit itself to achieving a 25 percent export share but rather aim for at least a 50 percent export share.
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Food Corporation of India boosts market supply through e-auctions of wheat
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this strategic move aligns with the government's directives to ensure a steady supply of wheat and rice, not only for the Public Distribution System (PDS) but also for effective market interventio
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Cabinet approves Garib Kalyan food grain programme for another 5 years
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved that the central government will provide free grains to eligible citizens under the public distribution scheme for another five years.
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WB: Ration scam should be probed by central agencies like CBI, says Adhir
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Commenting on the ration scam (Public Distribution System) in Bengal, he said on Saturday, "There are so many fake ration shops and fake ration cards and scams in mid-day-meal in West Bengal and it should be enquired by central agencies like CBI."
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India to lead global sugar sector as chair of International Sugar Organisa
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, this announcement came during the 63rd council meeting of the ISO held in London, signifying India's ascendancy in the global sugar sector.
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Government launches aggressive retail sale of onions at Rs 25 per kg
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
To make onions affordable and readily available to consumers, the Department of Consumer Affairs has started the retail sale of onions through various outlets and mobile vans, according to the press release.
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Ration 'scam': West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick arrested by ED, say
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team late Thursday night arrested sitting West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader, Jyotripriya Mallik, in connection with an alleged case of corruption in the public distribution system.
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal to attend G7 Trade Ministers' meeting in Japan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles, Piyush Goyal will attend the Group of Seven (G7) Trade Ministers' Meeting in Osaka, Japan from October 28-29, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal attends 7th Future Investment Initiative in Sa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles Piyush Goyal attended the 7th Edition of Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh from October 24 to October 25.
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Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal Lauds Textile Industry Bodies for Pla
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21: Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal lauded industry bodies of the textile sector for their initiative in organising Bharat Tex 2024- the largest-ever textiles event. He was presid
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India to host the world's largest textiles event, Bharat Tex 2024
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
This mega exhibition is scheduled to take place from February 26 to February 29, 2024, in New Delhi. Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal, unveiled the event during a curtain raiser at Vanijya Bhavan, New Delhi, re
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Centre contemplates review of free-on-board value for basmati rice exports
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Effective from 25th August 2023, contracts for the export of Basmati rice with a value of USD 1200 per metric ton (MT) and higher are eligible for registration for the issuance of the Registration-cum-Allocation Certificate (RCAC), read the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distr
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